Kevarim and nesios across Europe and Asia — a section of White Glove Kosher Travel.
Kever · Medzhybizh · Ukraine
רבי אברהם יהושע העשיל מאפטא
Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apta
The Apter Rov — the Ohev Yisroel
Who he was
1748–1825. He moved to Medzhybizh in 1813 and asked to be buried near the Baal Shem Tov; his ohel stands a few paces from it. He signed himself Ohev Yisroel, and the sefer carries the name.
Visitor experience
Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.
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- Seforim
- אוהב ישראל
- Buried in
- Medzhybizh Old Jewish CemeteryMedzhybizh · Ukraine
Also buried there
- Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov
- Talmid of the Baal Shem Tov · Rabbi Ze'ev Wolf Kitzes